Pho Bac - Ottawa

We've been going to Pho Bac since my son was in a high chair. It is far from the fanciest restaurant in town but the atmosphere is inviting, the service extraordinarily friendly and the food is truly wonderful.In fact, if I call in for a take out order and forget one of my customary dishes (or order fewer items if the kids are away) I'll get a "only 2 soups?" kind of question.If you like great food served in an unpretentious environment for a very reasonable price this is the place to go.

I have never tasted Spring Rolls as good as Pho Bac's, and they are huge compared to what I have tasted in other Vietnamese establishments. When we go to Pho's we order #24. It is a bowl of Vermicelli with strips of carrot and cucumber with bbq'd pork and a Spring Roll on top. Ask your server to give you lean pork, as sometimes the pork can be a bit fatty. We also add an order of 4 Spring Rolls to go with our meal, because they are so good that the one that comes in your bowl is not enough. The fish sauce is home made, and excellent. The restaurant could use a renovation, but staff are very friendly, and the service is quick.

A dive...but man can they make killer soup and spring rolls!

Very good vietnamese eating! food quantity or portion size is huge. very cheap prices. the staff is friendly but busy. Peak times could see delays. bun bo hue has a decent bark soup, but not excellent. bun cha ha noi is my favorite and has excellent pork balls. some dishes have many fragrant leaf salads, carrots, pear sprouts or cauliflowers of decent quality. Fragrances of leaves and some liquid taxi are overwhelming. friendly service.

I had a delicious bun bo hue soup (picey beef noodle soup) s02 at pho tuan on the other day and I think they would like it too. the restaurant is clean, the prices fair and the family that runs the restaurant are friendly. if they like my reviews, videos or photos, they give them the thumbs of the Pho-Tuans up